Elmer Thomas urges sharp curb on stock market speculation
Senator Elmer Thomas of Oklahoma proposes drastic new laws to curb speculation. He backs banning margin trading and restricting floor traders and pools, signaling Congress may move early on stock exchange control. The NYSE raised margins last week and officials urge exchange self restraint while the federal government may intervene.
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Washington
UPR
Congress
Elmer Thomas
Dem
Thomas
New York Stock Exchange
Urges More Power For State Tax Body
Moore Lynn the state auditor supports expanded power for the state tax board. He says legislature actions increasing personnel and duties are a step toward efficiency and proposes broader duties including continuous study of all taxation and revenue laws and cooperation with departments handling assessments. He would authorize the board to fix state tax values for public utilities and similar property.
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Austin
Moore Lynn
State Tax Board
Lynn
Crawfish Migration Spreads Across Louisiana Highway
Baton Rouge report describes a massive crawfish run along the New Orleans Baton Rouge highway near Gramercy. State highway patrol Superintendent E P Roy said the road was black with crawfish moving from swampy margins to low country on the opposite side. People collected sacks of the crustaceans while thousands were crushed by traffic.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
New Orleans-Baton Rouge
Gramercy
E. P. Roy
State Highway Patrol
Roy
Seek Motorist Who Hit Printer Walking On Road
City and county authorities hunted Tuesday for a Ford coupe driver believed responsible for striking Milo Stine a 40 year old Amarillo printer on the Can Hoon highway south of town. Stine escaped with non critical injuries and was treated at Anthony's Hospital.
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Milo Stine
Amarillo
Stine
Anthony’s Hospital
Can- Hoon
California Biochemist Offers Free Colitis Treatment
A California biochemist provides a powder remedy for colon and stomach disorders claiming to remove colon poison and heal intestinal walls. The offer includes a free treatment and illustrated booklet from Fred & Co., Box 87 Station C, Los Angeles.
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California
Elfred & Co
Los Angeles
Calif
Kansas Poet's Flight Dream Comes True in California
W. E. Wortman, once a Kansas postmaster and Harding schoolmate, predicted fast air travel 23 years ago. Richard W. Robbins of Transcontinental & Western Air arranged a flying trip for Wortman, who was found in Anaheim California too frail to travel. Wortman’s gaze remains east toward Kansas as planes hum above.
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Kansas
W. E. Wortman
Richard W. Robbins
Transcontinental & Western Air
Mr. Wortman
Wortman
Anaheim
California
Kansas Prairies
Montgomery County
Harding
Ohio
Texas Railroad Commission Cuts Cotton Freight Rates
The Texas Railroad Commission ordered emergency intrastate cotton freight cuts up to 50 percent with immediate effect. A hearing to decide on continuation is set for August 29. Rates apply to car load shipments with 25 000 and 75 000 pound minimums, mirroring Interstate Commerce Commission levels for larger loads.
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Austin
Texas Railroad Commission
Commission
Texas Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Beaman Binds Bond on Beer Possession Charge
W. M. Beaman of 2403 Grand Street posted a $750 bond Tuesday at Justice of the Peace Jim Pottinger's court after being arrested on liquor possession charges. Officers reported finding 25 gallons of mash and 230 bottles of beer at the Beaman residence.
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W. M. Beaman
Grand Street
Justice of Peace
Jim Pottinger
Beaman
Little Theater Chooses Cyril De Levanti Director
Cyril De Levanti, noted West Coast stage craft expert, named director of the Houston Little Theater for the coming season. He organized Salt Lake City Little Theater and later worked with Carmel California community players.
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Little Theater
Houston
U.P
Cyril Delevanti
Houston Little Theater
Delevanti
Salt Lake City
Carmel
Canf
Waiter Shot Dead in Dallas After Hotel Confrontation
Homer Walters, 27, a Dallas waiter, was fatally shot early today after going to help his wife, hotel proprietress, who faced alleged improprieties by E. B. Dick Robbins. Robbins was held for investigation.
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Dallas
Homer Walters
E. B
Dick) Robbins
Walters
Robbins
Pan Handlers Form Local Code in Boston
In Boston on August 8 a meeting of Pan-handlers voted to limit visiting workers to a one week stay under a local code. The group, calling themselves the friend can you spare a dime crew, notes the National Recovery Administration may not recognize the profession but questions enforcement remain.
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Boston
National Recovery Administration
Tender Touch Aid To Women Dentists
Delegates to the Association of Women Dentists discuss theories on patient reactions to women dentists. Dr. Willa Veretsky of Grand Rapids claims men patients fear cussing when hurt, while Dr. Josephine Wolff of Chicago questions that. Other delegates say patients doubt women dentists can hurt.
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Chicago
Association of Women Dentists
Willa Veretsky
Grand Rapids
Josephine Wolff
Peace Pact Signed By Feng Yu-Hsiang At Kalgan
Representatives of Feng Yu Hsiang and the national government signed a peace accord at Kalgan ending his drive to recover China provinces from Japan. The Christian general will retire from public life under the terms disclosed by both sides.
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Peiping
Feng Yu-Hsiang
Kalgan
Feng
China
Japan
Mrs Gandhi sentenced for civil disobedience in India
The wife of Mahatma Gandhi, Mrs Gandhi, was sentenced in Ahmedabad to six months' simple imprisonment for her role in her husband's renewed civil disobedience movement against British authorities.
Mrs E Clayton Lacy Returns From Denver Visit
Mrs E Clayton Lacy returned Sunday from Denver where she visited her parents.
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Denver
E. Clayton Lacy
666 Liquid Tablets Salve Remedy Claim
An old advertisement touts 666 liquid tablets and salve as cures for malaria in three days cold symptoms in one day headaches and neuralgia in thirty minutes and promotes laxative and tonic as speedy remedies.
Village saved as nine men resist forest fire orders
Nine men refuse to leave their posts during a forest fire near Nelma Wisconsin and halt flames long enough to save village buildings. Across northern Wisconsin and Michigan upper peninsula fires devastate timber, farms, camps, and mills while hundreds evacuate and livestock perish.
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Crandon
Wis
Wisconsin
Upper
Michigan
Nelma
Wisconsin- Michigan State Line
Forest County
Robert Adams
Earl Buchanan
Henry Gibbs
Jacob, Paul and
Strauter Spencer
Henry Pueschner
Civilian Conservation Corps
Brule
Iron
Vilas
Ashland
Forest
Lincoln
NRA Speakers Explain Move at Claude Meeting
Six Amarilloans traveled to Claude Monday night to explain the National Recovery Act. A Claude courthouse meeting drew about 100 attendees. Participants included Floyd Sloan Judge E C Nelson Randy Lee Herman Wright and Willis Avery with Nelson presiding. Wright and Avery gave main addresses followed by a round table discussion.
Oil output cut by Texas and Oklahoma lowers U.S. daily total
Oklahoma and Texas oil fields reduced production last week, dragging the national daily average down from 2,746,366 to 2,721,955 barrels. Oklahoma fell from 601,140 to 568,445 barrels daily, while Texas declined from 1,242,176 to 1,234,607 barrels.
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Tulsa
Okla
Oklahoma
Texas
The
Oil and Gas Journal
East
Small World City Commission Delays
COLLINGSWOOD N J Aug 8 Four hundred miles from the Vermont Quebec border rushed Commissioner Arthur E Armitage by airplane to attend a meeting of the Borough fathers Hurrying into the hall he found the custodian scrubbing the floor There ain t no meeting tonight postponed until next week It cost me a month s salary to attend tonight
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Collingswood
N. J
Vermont
Quebec
Arthur E. Armitage
Tack Letters Continued From Page 2
A sequence of classified requests from readers seeking work and homes. Entries include J Boyle seeking employment in Rio Grande Avenue area. Lois Rudder requesting a motherless home in Lubbock. a reader offering to help night classes. a young married woman seeking housekeeping or child care work. a single young woman 20 seeks room and board in exchange for home duties and child care.
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Tack
Lois Rudder
General Delivery
Lubbock
Texas
Tam
North Tyler Street
Load for Empty Truck to Kansas City August 17
Inquiry seeking a driver with an empty truck to Kansas City Missouri around August 17 to carry a load of furniture. Interested parties call 1707 Pierce Street Mrs Williams.
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Tack
Kansas City
Missouri
Pierce Street
Williams
Farm Hand Seeks Tractor Driving Farm Work
A 30 year old healthy single applicant offers to work anywhere driving tractors or performing general farm tasks. No smoking or drinking. Open to relocation and varied farm duties.
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Tack
Woman Seeks Employment Nearby In Nursing Cooking Housing
A young, neat applicant with experience in nursing cooking and running rooming houses offers to work in any capacity. She desires a position in a motherless home or any setting in city or country and can provide strong references.
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NRA
Tack
Blue Jay corn remover ad claims instant pain relief
An advertisement promotes Blue Jay corn remover by Bauer & Black claiming instant pain relief and cure in three days. It touts the product as safe and widely used for 35 years, priced at 25 cents in druggists.
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Blue-Jay
Bauer & Black
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War Lord
Ap Pail
St. Joseph
North Woods
Claude
Rocky Mountain
Small World City Commission
Lydia E. Pinkham
J. Boyle
Rio Grande Avenue
West Twelfth Avenue
North Taylor Street
Red & White
American Tobaco Company
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